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Poll Question: Where's your cut-off point?
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    Posted: November 06 2011 at 13:41
In order to perform the test, listen to the following video and try to determine your cut-off point, which is the first sound that you can't hear anymore. Since the number of poll choices is limited, I couldn't include all the frequencies - so please choose the lowest one listed which you can't hear anymore.

And please make sure that you ...

  • Don't mistake the start/stop clicking sounds for the actual test sound
  • If sounds in the high frequency range appear to be lower in pitch than the previous one, you're most likely hearing a compression artefact rather than the test tone itself.
  • Perform the test on proper speakers (obviously)



BTW: This poll was created two days after the initial one because that one was ambiguous as to whether the cut-off point is the highest frequency you can (or can't) hear. Here's the old poll:



Edited by Mr ProgFreak - November 09 2011 at 07:32
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Thumbs Up I can't hear 17KHz and I'm older than 51.
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I'm still deaf from your first dad gummed hearing test!!!
Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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14 was the highest I heard.
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Originally posted by Deathrabbit Deathrabbit wrote:

14 was the highest I heard.


You're putting it wrong. Again. Wink


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Originally posted by Ricochet Ricochet wrote:

Originally posted by Deathrabbit Deathrabbit wrote:

14 was the highest I heard.


You're putting it wrong. Again. Wink
No I checked the 17 box. Wink
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Couldn't hear the 16 so the 17 box was the nearest. I'm 50.
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I couldn't hear 17KHz. It felt like maybe I could barely hear it, but there was definitely a big difference between that and 16KHz so I was probably trying to fool myself into thinking I could still hear it.
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Points: 20399 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 06 2011 at 17:45
re-voted 17KHz
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I could hear the 18khz, so I guess I'm pretty good still!

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re-voted 17.

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I'm 17. I heard from 30hz to 18khz on Sennheiser HD555 headphones.

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I'm 23, I heard 19, but not 20.
Is the second to last option supposed to say 20, not 12 by any chance?
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Can't Hear 17 KHz (Age 0-20)
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Well, so far about 80% of the voters appear to be way above average, as far as literature on the subject is concerned.Wink
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Can't hear 19 KHz (age 21 to 30)  did hear 18 just ever so barely.

So what does this mean?


Edited by JJLehto - November 09 2011 at 02:44
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^
 

It means that you can hear frequencies which normally only teenagers can hear ... apparently you managed to protect your hearing more than most people.Smile


Edited by Mr ProgFreak - November 09 2011 at 07:37
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Can't Hear 19 KHz (Age 21-30). Couldn't hear 18 KHz either. 
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Originally posted by Mr ProgFreak Mr ProgFreak wrote:

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It means that you can hear frequencies which normally only teenagers can hear ... apparently you managed to protect your hearing more than most people.Smile


Ironic given listening habits, but I am still quite young.
I'll wait to see how bad I am at 40, I expect to be deaf LOL
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Can't hear at 15Khz. I'm 42.
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